As a result, she deliberately scheduled fewer touring dates in order to allow herself more time spent with family and friends. [7] She was also inspired by her seventh-grade science teacher, who was a guitarist as well. "He described himself as a completely non-spiritual person but spoke about how he knew he was in a holy place, the singer recalled after writing Grand Central Station. Mary Chapin Carpenter Husband. [31] Her last studio album to be released in the 1990s was 1997's A Place in the World. Aug 26. But by the time Carpenter's 11th album The Calling was released their five new Grammys triumph ignited 153,000 album sales in two weeks. For an All Things Considered Thanksgiving Day special, singer Mary Chapin Carpenter performs from her farmhouse in the . [55] Jonathan Keefe of Slant Magazine was less favorable toward the album, praising the lyrics of the title track and "I Put My Ring Back On" but overall criticizing the album's sound as "a pedestrian, coffeehouse blend of hushed acoustic strumming. Salient sequencing from entre We Travelled So Far and marital sibling I Put The Ring Back On to finale The Way I Feel is a bonus. I guess it was just a song that felt right to pitch to other people. Mary Chapin Carpenter was born February 21, 1958, in Princeton, New Jersey. [66] Relatedly, she told The Buffalo News in 1995 that she considered herself to be politically liberal; she also stated that "it seems as if the Republicans co-opted the entire country music community. [1] In the Virgin Encyclopedia of Country Music, Colin Larkin noted the use of electric guitar in her more upbeat material such as "Passionate Kisses" and "The Hard Way", while also referring to "House of Cards" as "thought-provoking". 7 years later they divorced in 2010. Timothy LaRay Smith (born January 21, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys. Shawn Colvin provided backing vocals on "The Hard Way", "Passionate Kisses", and the title track, with the Indigo Girls also appearing on the former. Chapin Carpenter and husband Tim Smith achieved a very warm, inviting interior with darn few decorations -- but lots of white paint, white slipcovered furniture and weathered tables. What You Look For is an optimistic observation of life in a bleak world, punctuated by personal reflection - it boomerangs to waves of sunshine for humanity. Songfacts: This song finds Carpenter reflecting on one of the most upsetting days she had to endure after divorcing her husband, contractor Timmy Smith. [45] Other musicians included Mac McAnally, Stuart Duncan, and Viktor Krauss. Who is Mary Chapin Carpenter dating now? It felt like a rug had been pulled away from underneath me," she revealed. Born on 21st February, 1958 in Princeton, New Jersey, USA, she is famous for Shooting Straight in the Dark. In fact, a lot of country artists are Democrats."[29]. Former Sly and the Family Stone member Andy Newmark played drums on three tracks. [1][52] For this project, Carpenter covered tracks by Robin and Linda Williams and the Red Clay Ramblers. She would continue to punctuate her name in this fashion until 1994. Carpenter, 44, known for hits including ``Down at the Twist and Shout and ``Shut Up and Kiss Me, was wed on June 1 in Batesville, confirmed Anita Mandell of Sony Records. Stones In The Road , also covered by Baez, was culled from a live acoustic show at Her Majesty Theatre in London in 1994. What's happened to Mary Chapin Carpenter? And even if you summon up the optimism that, you know, I'll be able to meet someone else - if that is indeed what you want, and certainly in my case I wanted that - you just have to take so much on faith.. [3], Nash also noted the difference between "decidedly noncountry themes like Halleys Comet and the spiritual life of old shirts" in contrast to her more up-tempo material such as "Down at the Twist and Shout". Because I'm never going to come back home. See I want to head on over to the Twist . They got divorced when she was 16. | Her musical style takes influence from contemporary country and folk, with many of her songs including feminist themes. It's a marvelous feeling when someone says 'I want to do this song of yours' because they've connected to it. Timmy Smith (m 2002 - 2010) . Mary Chapin Carpenter was born on 21 February, 1958 in Princeton, NJ, is an American singer-songwriter. [74] This song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals in 1994. [75] This rendition was a charted single for both artists in the United Kingdom a year later. No really, take a guess. She has since recovered and is back touring and recording (2010). [66] Prior to the album's release, NPR streamed it online through its First Listen program. After this album's 2014 release, she performed selections from it with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at the Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow, Scotland. "[61] Keefe was less favorable toward the project, criticizing Carpenter's "hushed" vocal tone and the lack of hooks. Her country folk hybrid enabled her to outshine better-known Rosanne Cash and Lucinda Williams on her first visit in 1991. Living in Paris, in attics and garrets/ where the coal merchants climb every stair/ the dance hall next door is filled with sailors and whores/ and the music floats up through the air/ there's Sancerre and oysters, cathedrals and cloisters/ and time with its unerring aim/ for now we can say we were lucky most days/ and throw a rose into the Seine. - Mrs Hemingway - Mary Chapin Carpenter. While largely composed of songs she wrote herself or with longtime producer John Jennings, her discography includes covers of Gene Vincent, Lucinda Williams, and Dire Straits among others. [53] In particular, she stated that the track "Iceland" represented the "feelings of loss and darkness and disconnection" she felt while hospitalized, and closing track "The Way I Feel" was about the "resilience" she felt after successfully recovering. That's what I'm after. Follow. In 2002 Carpenter married contractor Tim Smith. [54] Mark Deming of AllMusic wrote that the album was "a literate and thoughtful set of songs that speak to the concerns of the heart and soul with equal portions of compassion and intelligence", although he thought it might not appeal to fans of Carpenter's more up-tempo work such as "Shut Up and Kiss Me". Get the Mary Chapin Carpenter Setlist of the concert at The Center for the Arts, Grass Valley, CA, USA on June 21, 2022 and other Mary Chapin Carpenter Setlists for free on setlist.fm! She appeared on Austin City Limits, as well as on Late Night . James Taylor provided duet vocals on the track "Soul Companion". [22][2] In 1993, Carpenter joined other female country singers including Patty Loveless and Kathy Mattea for a television special on CBS titled The Women of Country. That album's track "What to Keep and What to Throw Away" was inspired by her divorce from Smith. She broke through with 1989's State of the Heart and 1990's Shooting Straight in the Dark. [18] Jim Bohen of the Morristown, New Jersey, Daily Record thought that the album was more upbeat than its predecessors, citing "You Win Again" and "Down at the Twist and Shout" as examples. June 14El Cajon, CAThe Magnolia. [32] Carpenter told Russ DeVault of The Atlanta Constitution (now The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) before the album's release that she wished she had more time to record the album because she "likes to tweak things". [20] Carpenter wrote every song on the album by herself. About. Recording Industry Association of America, Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album, Come Darkness, Come Light: Twelve Songs of Christmas, Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals, Working Class Hero: A Tribute to John Lennon, Kindred Spirits: A Tribute to the Songs of Johnny Cash, List of awards and nominations received by Mary Chapin Carpenter, "Mary Chapin Carpenter a star despite roots", "Mary Chapin Carpenter: Her Songs Are Her Voice", "You can label this folk singer suddenly lucky", "Folk singer finds herself home in Nashville", "Search results for Mary Chapin Carpenter", "Mary Chapin Carpenter - Chart History (Adult Contemporary)", "Are these women too smart for country music? Carpenter spent several years singing in Washington, D. C.-area clubs before signing in the late 1980s with Columbia Records. You can also visit g.co/privacytools at any time. Net Worth: $180 Million. Mary Chapin Carpenter's age is 64. She wrote every song on the album, collaborating with Kim Richey, Gary Burr, and Jennings on some tracks. It's about the journeys and moving and lots of demons there I don't think the album is melancholy. November 19, 2012. [76] Also in 1994, Carpenter and Kim Richey sang backing vocals on Tillis' cover of Jackie DeShannon's "When You Walk in the Room", a single from the album Sweetheart's Dance. 92 Mary Chapin Carpenter pictures from 2017. Here is an artist at her peak, kissing Americana charts - a third Australian tour would prime the sales pump. Veterans Memorial Park - Vineyard Haven, MA. After its release, she embarked on a tour throughout mid-2018 in support. He said, 'I felt I was being communicated with and that I was helping souls to leave. [62] Her next project was 2013's Songs from the Movie, a collaboration with composer and conductor Vince Mendoza. [1] During this timespan she befriended John Jennings, a songwriter, instrumentalist, and record producer. And when she walks them . I consider myself very fortunate the way things went the way they did, says the singer. Michael Martin Murphey. . [16][17] Both of these cuts achieved top-20 peaks on Hot Country Songs upon release. Carpenter, now 52, survived a life threatening pulmonary embolism in the spring of 2007 with help from doctors and husband Tim Smith. I'm pretty casual about asking for the tele-prompter.. [2] The song served as the lead single to her second Columbia album, State of the Heart. Carpenter spent several years singing in Washington, D.C. clubs before signing in the late 1980s with Columbia Records, who marketed her as a country singer. See Tickets. I found myself going to Grand Central Station after my shifts and standing on the platform to help them get their trains home.'. Since unleashing her first album in 1987, Carpenter has released 16 studio and four compilation albums, plus 41 singles. Mary Chapin Carpenter[a] (born February 21, 1958) is an American country and folk music singer-songwriter. [2] The song was also a crossover hit in Canada, reaching top five on the country charts and number sixteen on the Adult Contemporary charts (both then published by RPM). The country/folk singer-songwriter and guitarist lives here. June 9San Francisco, CAPalace of Fine Arts. "It was like I'd woken up that morning and this thing that I'd been doing all my life had suddenly been taken away from me. Mary Chapin cut State Of The Heart in 1988 - it produced Never Had It So Good and Quitting Time. [1] John Kenyon of the Cedar Rapids, Iowa Gazette thought the album was well-produced but considered it too long and lacking in musical variety. Carpenter's first album, 1987's Hometown Girl, did not produce any singles, although 1989's State of . "[86] Mike DeGagne of AllMusic said of Carpenter's lyrics that she "portray[s] maturely the perils of romance and heartbreak from a female perspective". Be the first to know when Mary Chapin Carpenter is in your area We'll send you email and text message notifications whenever there are great events nearby. We also use cookies and data to tailor the experience to be age-appropriate, if relevant. [64], After leaving the Zo label, she began recording her next album in 2015 with production work from Dave Cobb. She was elected into the 2019-2020 Class of New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Arts and Entertainment Category. Mary Chapin Carpenter is a 63 year old American Country Musician. This album, The Things That We Are Made Of, was released in 2016 via Carpenter's own Lambent Light Records label,[1] with distribution rights by Thirty Tigers. [72][73] A year later, she joined Billy Ray Cyrus, Kathy Mattea, Tanya Tucker, and Pam Tillis on Dolly Parton's single "Romeo". It was a thrill, it's her next single - I think she's a fantastic artist and I would say that even if she wasn't singing my songs.. [4] When she was 12 years old, the family moved to Tokyo, Japan and lived there for about two years, as her father was looking to begin an Asian edition of Life. [27] Likewise, the lead single "Shut Up and Kiss Me" became her only number one on Hot Country Songs. For an All Things Considered Thanksgiving Day special, singer Mary Chapin Carpenter performs from her farmhouse in the Blue Ridge Mountains. She also received her first nomination outside the association's country music categories that year, when "He Thinks He'll Keep Her" was nominated for Record of the Year. Carpenter has won five Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, and two Country Music Association awards. Weren't we something back then, thick as thieves/ who would have ever thought that you and me/ would let forever come to Used to be/ Well, I lit a candle, it's burning still/ most every night on my window sill/ where are you now? - Where Are You Now - Mary Chapin Carpenter-Trisha Yearwood. Mary Chapin Carpenter, Aoife O'Donovan and Emily Smith perform on stage as part of The Transatlantic Sessions at Symphony Hall on February 7, 2013 in. This set was recorded as an album and DVD release titled One Night Lonely,[70] which received a Grammy Award for Best Folk Album nomination. White or transparent. [15] Like its predecessor, Come On Come On featured a myriad of musical collaborators. [5] Her mother, Mary Bowie Robertson,[6] was a folk music singer and guitarist. [81] This track received a nomination for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals at the 45th Annual Grammy Awards. [47] Thom Jurek of AllMusic thought the album was "a sophisticated but very accessible recording, pleasant in its tempos and in its lush presentation. She had a series of relationships, . Mary Chapin Carpenter Tour Dates: June 8Santa Rosa, CALuther Burbank Center for the Arts. [35] She also expressed disdain toward A Place in the World, as she felt her management had pressured her into making a "commercially viable" album instead of letting her choose songs she wanted to record. [1] It was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album in 2007. [2] "Let Me into Your Heart" accounted for a Grammy nomination for Best Female Country Vocal Performance, her last in that category. They dated for 5 months after getting together in 2001 and married on 1st Jun 2002. By the end of 1989, this became her first top-ten hit on Billboard. Upon its release, it became her only one to reach number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums charts. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro. They put together a demo cassette tape of several of Carpenter's songs and sold it at concerts. "[86] He also said of her writing style that Carpenter "sounds like someone who sits down and thinks about it a lot before committing it to song. She is also thankful Australian fans have been loyal. Carpenter may have reduced co-writing chances by living in her own retreat in Washington D C. but she recently benefited from partnerships with successful songsmiths Beth Neilsen Chapman and Annie Roboff. I had such terrible anxiety afterwards I couldn't get on a plane for months," she said of the tragedy she absorbed in a radio interview with an ironworker who responded to a subliminal cry for help from victims. The singer suffered a panic attack, blacked out and forgot the second verse of embryonic hit This Shirt on breakfast TV show Good Morning Australia. "[63] In 2014, Carpenter's touring schedule included a mix of orchestral performances comprising selections from Songs from the Movie, as well as acoustic sets featuring Jon Carroll, multi-instrumentalist John Doyle, and opening act Tift Merritt. "His songs were visionary to me," says Carpenter who produced this with pianist Matt Rollings. Timmy Smith and Mary Chapin Carpenter were married for 7 years. Its first single release was her own composition "You Win Again". It's the second album she produced with Matt Rollins who also plays piano, B3 and accordion. Follow-up "Tender When I Want to Be" peaked at number six, but the next two singles were less successful. Carpenter's first album, 1987's Hometown Girl, did not produce any charting singles. It's about taking stock of the times we live in, about authenticity.. He didn't receive his first instrument until he graduated from high school. [1] Writing for Country Standard Time, Jeffrey B. Remz thought the album needed "a bit more energy" and "veers decidedly towards the precious and pretty side, but sometimes a bit too much so. [77], In 1996, she sang a cover of John Lennon's "Grow Old with Me" on the multi-artist tribute album Working Class Hero: A Tribute to John Lennon. Now you might never find that perfect town/ but the sun still sets on a roof top where the city sounds like a Gershwin clarinet/ and you might be searching every face for one you can't forget.. [42] She was also named by Habitat for Humanity as the head of their Build Project, which employed women to build houses for the homeless across the United States. That song is about the notion that one moment of beauty, of love, of genuine contentment, is still so perfect it's enough. [15] Jurek wrote that the album "doesn't offer the deep reflective rewards of Stones in the Road, nor is it quite as kinetic as Come On Come On". Mary Chapin spoke to us from her farm--a sanctuary that she shares with her husband, six dogs, six cats, and a "menagerie" of other animals, all nestled securely up . [46] The album's cover art was painted by Atlanta, Georgia-based painter Donna Mintz, who gave the original art to her as a gift and stated that she often listened to Carpenter's albums for inspiration. [40] Throughout 2000 and 2001, she toured in both the United Kingdom and the United States, with Steve Earle joining her for the latter. A New York Times article sourced 4 June 1989 - the story of Tiananmen Square soldier Chen Guang who became a dissident artist. Carpenter, 52, was born in Princeton and moved to Tokyo in 1969 when her father, Chapin Carpenter, a Life executive, was sent to the Asia bureau. She was inducted in 2021. [9] He also stated, "she, together with the likes of Trisha Yearwood, Suzy Bogguss, and Kathy Mattea, has brought fresh melody to an old and sometimes predictable genre. Becca Kidwell: My Maybe World with Mary Chapin Carpenter (Closed July 24, 2022) | Off-Off-Broadway - Buy tickets and see show information. Fierstein was supportive of Carpenter's decision to slow the pace of her career, and encouraged her to focus on touring and selecting songs until she felt she was ready to make another album. [71] She did likewise to Shawn Colvin's "Climb on a Back That's Strong" and Radney Foster's "Nobody Wins", both from 1992. Publicity Listings She throws an ethereal cloak over Someone Else's Prayer (the Rome rooted song that broke a five year writer's block) and The Dreaming Road . Carpenter, living in the Blue Ridge Mountains, says the theme - sequel to concept disc Time, Sex, Love - is the journey from "the street of broken dreams entre What Would You Say To Me . At home on her 82-acre farm, where she lives with her husband, Timmy Smith, she connects with a different sort of fan base. Written by Carpenter and Don Schlitz, the fast-paced song follows a 36-year-old homemaker who leaves her husband, . 7 years later they divorced in 2010. Lyle Lovett is one of the few singer-songwriters who emerged at the same time as Marcy Chapin to survive on major labels. [13] She won Top New Female Vocalist from the Academy of Country Music in 1989. This was a response that Jennings had to Carpenter when she stated that those three concepts were all represented in the album's lyrical content. Jennings continued to serve as producer in addition to playing several instruments and contributing backing vocals. This album consisted of re-recordings of tracks from each of her previous albums, as well as the title track, the only original composition. 43rd ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, hosted by multiple GRAMMY Award-winning singer-songwriter and actress Gloria Estefan, will be . So I've been working on it over the years. Lynn Rene Anderson (September 26, 1947 - July 30, 2015) was an American country singer and television personality. Mary Chapin Carpenter in Studio on All Things Considered - 11/25/2004 In the world of country and folk music, Mary Chapin Carpenter is regarded as one of the most prolific songwriters today. She continued to record for Zo until departing to her own Lambent Light label in 2015. [19], Come On Come On, Carpenter's fourth Columbia album, was also her most commercially successful. In response, Carpenter began streaming live acoustic performances online. He described the stronger tracks on these albums as appealing to adult album alternative formats. Former partner-producer John Jennings plays guitar here but she credits Smith for the inspiration. [60] Allison Stewart of The Washington Post wrote that it had "woeful and beautiful coffeehouse folk songs, decorated with sparing, almost offhanded instrumentation thats often limited to guitars and pianos. Also a financial pleasure is the news that Canadian chanteuse Terri Clark has included a Carpenter song on her pending fourth album. [2] William Ruhlmann of AllMusic thought that Carpenter was "still in transition" between the folk influences of her debut and the more mainstream country sounds of her later albums. 387 following. Although Mary Chapin Carpenter is best known for cutting her own tunes she still gets a buzz from hearing peers covers her music. We could never seem to agree on terms for commencing work on it, she recalled. She also said that unlike with A Place in the World, she wanted to focus on making an album that she enjoyed, instead of attempting to find songs which would be successful at radio. Having been fond of music ever since she was a young . [2] After it was a cover of Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps' "Right Now". A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this bottle will benefit the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. But on the tempestuous trapeze of turmoil Carpenter recovered from the end of a four- year romance, swooped down and found a new fiance and belatedly cut her eighth album in a 15-year recording career. [26], Later in 1994, Carpenter released Stones in the Road. In 2002 Carpenter married contractor Tim Smith. [1] Many of the songs on this album were inspired by the emotions she felt after suffering her embolism, particularly the impact it had on her touring and recording career at the time. [2][24] After it came the top-ten hits "He Thinks He'll Keep Her" and "I'll Take My Chances". Mary Chapin Carpenter is a 64 year old American Country Musician. [50] After being released from the hospital on April 27, 2007, she issued a statement on her website saying she was recovering and planned to tour again in 2008. Add to Cart. Mary Chapin Net Worth. [1] As was the case with Stones in the Road, she wrote every song on the album by herself. After a number of commercially unsuccessful albums throughout the late 1990s and the first decade of the 21st century, she exited Columbia for Zo Records. It took a couple of year to keep the ball rolling but we couldn't agree on the legalities. In 2002, Mary married contractor Tim Smith but divorced in 2010. I feel every time I get up on stage and play for people it's a privilege. Mary Chapin Carpenter (born February 21, 1958) is an American country and folk music singer-songwriter. [1] Before its release, she stated in an interview with National Public Radio (NPR) that the title track was inspired by the death of songwriter Dave Carter. As a result, she hired a new manager named Ron Fierstein, who at the time was also serving in this capacity for Shawn Colvin. Hemingway dumped Hadley for her best friend in gay Paris but she found love in the arms of her second husband - a diplomat. She and Jennings intentionally sought to make the recording "spare", and thus did most of the songs with Jennings playing various acoustic instruments and Jon Carroll on piano. Carpenter has won five Grammy Awards out of eighteen nominations, including four consecutive wins in the category of Best Female Country Vocal Performance between 1992 and 1995. Late one night when the wind was still/ daddy brought the baby to the window sill/ to see a bit of heaven shoot across the sky the one and only time Daddy saw it fly/ it came from the east just as bright as a torch/ the neighbors had a party on their porch /Daddy rocked the baby, Mother said amen /When Halley came to visit in nineteen ten. - When Halley Came To Jackson - Mary Chapin Carpenter. . Carlene Carter. The singer concedes that the end of a four-year romance fuelled her moroseness - in co-writes with Burr on Maybe World and What Was It Like. While it accounted for no charting singles, the release reached number ten on the Billboard country albums charts. It was a great time when I first toured there, she recalled, it was wonderful to be with Rosanne and Lucinda, what a great way to come to Australia .. The Mary Chapin Carpenter Story. Grammy Award-winning country and folk singer who released the hit single 'I Feel Lucky.'. If you choose to Accept all, we will also use cookies and data to. Mary Chapin Carpenter was born on February 21, 1958, in Princeton, New Jersey. Check out the latest pictures, photos and images of Mary Chapin Carpenter from 2017. There was a time when she used to hyphenate her name, Mary-Chapin Carpenter. [3] Alanna Nash of Entertainment Weekly thought that by being a graduate of an Ivy League college, Carpenter "seemed the least likely female to go the distance on the country charts". [15], Carpenter is credited as a writer on a number of songs for other artists. In a performance exclusive to the PBS NewsHour, Mary Chapin Carpenter sings "Farther Along and Further In" from her Virginia farmhouse, shedding the song's o. Almost Home was one of the new songs on Mary Chapin Carpenter's greatest hits - her eclectic 17 track seventh album, Party Doll And Other Favorites - on which she defied tradition with inclusion of alternate versions of her chart toppers. "I think anyone who has ever had to do that will . June 15Scottsdale, AZScottsdale Center for Performing Arts. [52], She continued to record for Zo Records throughout the 2010s, with her next project being The Age of Miracles in 2010. He played college football for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. There's another song we finished that hasn't been cut yet.. "I wrote them very much as a 45-year old woman who has lived a life, Carpenter said. She covers all mood swings - from a surrealistic swing back to an old lover in her co-write with Kim Richey on Swept Away to the perilous plunge into abandon to a new love in the inherent danger of the angst anchored Slave To The Beauty. Change: -$10M & 1 - From Kenny's 20 studio albums, he's produced 40 top-10 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, received countless awards as the Entertainer of the Year and Top Male Vocalist. [16] Writing for American Songwriter, Deborah Evans Price noted themes of feminism due to many of her songs being about single women attempting to overcome setbacks in her life; of this, Carpenter stated that "I've just been kind of writing for me. [30] Stones in the Road won Carpenter her first Grammy Award for Best Country Album at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards. Select More options to see additional information, including details about managing your privacy settings. Mary Chapin . She has a farm full of pets, including six dogs. Now you could be this woman, she's the CEO/ she's got her power suits and her IPOs/ she punched a hole in the ceiling long ago/ and she hasn't pulled back since. - The Long Way Home - Mary Chapin Carpenter. She also said that some of the songs were inspired by her walking her dog through the Blue Ridge Mountains. After a crowd-pleasing 2019 concert at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts with Shawn Colvin, Mary Chapin Carpenter is set to return to the venue on June 15, 2022, for a show focused on her . Carpenter follows the Dixie Chicks - who also fought to play their own instruments on their discs - into the Palais on April 19. [2] Eli Messinger of Country Standard Time thought that the more up-tempo tracks such as "Down at the Twist and Shout" and "Shut Up and Kiss Me" showed "just how much fun Carpenter can be", while overall praising the album for including the majority of her hit singles. And two Country music Awards, and record producer on a number songs... 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